The behaviors you cite could apply equally to bars, nightclubs, jazz and rock concerts, harmonic convergences, summer trips to Aruba, and a lot of other things, even without illegal drugs of any kind. (That is, not even including Greatful Dead concerts, raves, etc.) These things also make people feel good, they lower inhibitions, they provide environments ripe for plucking by predatory people, etc. You have far from made your case. Incidentally, crack whores aren't "beautiful women" by any stretch of the imagination, so it's hardly the irrefutable proof you think.
"things also make people feel good, they lower inhibitions, they provide environments ripe for plucking by predatory people, etc. You have far from made your case. Incidentally, crack whores aren't "beautiful women" by any stretch of the imagination, so it's hardly the irrefutable proof you think."
Drugs and prostitution, combined, tend to rapidly degrade the looks of a person over a reasonably short period of time.
But those are the girls who are already caught in the web. The girls who are initially targeted, on the other hand, tend to be more desirable in looks, dress, hygene, and age.
For instance, the convicted drug dealers who, according to the article for this thread, made "numerous" offers to these two girls with invitations to parties, access to heroin, etc., weren't targeting girls who have already lost their looks to drugs and prostitution.
...And yes, it is true that other things besides drugs can lead youth to become exploited by predators. Few things are as successful as drugs, but yes, other things probably work, too.